Melbourne Victory FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2019-20

Melbourne Victory FC

0 – 0

Full Time

Melbourne City FC

Sat 12 Oct 2019 · 08:30 UTC HT 45+1' · FT 45+6'

Y 23' Josh Brillante

Y 36' Scott Jamieson

Ola Toivonen 90' Y

Y 90' Harrison Delbridge

Overview

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Melbourne Victory FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League .

Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)
Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Chris Beath
Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee Anton Shchetinin
Referee Ashley Beecham
Referee Jonathon Barreiro

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Newcastle United Jets FC	26	48
2	Adelaide United FC	26	43
3	Auckland FC	26	42
4	Melbourne Victory FC	26	40
5	Sydney FC	26	39
6	Melbourne City FC	26	38
7	Macarthur FC	26	34
8	Wellington Phoenix FC	26	33
9	Central Coast Mariners FC	26	32
10	Perth Glory FC	26	31
11	Brisbane Roar FC	26	26
12	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	26	21

Head-to-Head

Melbourne Victory FC 24 games · Avg 2.8 goals Melbourne City FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-10-12 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Melbourne City FC 2019-02-23 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 2018-12-22 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2018-10-20 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Oct	Melbourne City FC	H	0–0	D
12 May	Sydney FC	A	1–6	L
03 May	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	3–1	W
27 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	1–0	W
19 Apr	Adelaide United FC	A	0–1	L
14 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–1	W

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Oct	Melbourne Victory FC	A	0–0	D
05 May	Adelaide United FC	A	0–1	L
26 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	5–0	W
21 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	2–3	L
13 Apr	Adelaide United FC	H	0–0	D
05 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	H	4–1	W

Season Stats

Melbourne Victory FC		Melbourne City FC
#4	Position	#6
40	Points	38
26	Played	26
11 / 7 / 8	W / D / L	10 / 8 / 8
44	Scored	33
33	Conceded	33
+11	GD	+0
1.54	PPG	1.46
42%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

23% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

38% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts). Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Melbourne City FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

4/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

3/–

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC

Nikolaos Vergos	7 G	1 A
Clarismario	6 G
Mata	5 G	12 A
Keegan Jelacic	5 G	2 A
Charles Nduka	5 G	2 A

Melbourne City FC

Max Caputo	8 G	1 A
Marcus Younis	7 G	3 A
Medin Memeti	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Melbourne Victory FC vs Melbourne City FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Melbourne Victory FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Melbourne Victory FC and Melbourne City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' It looks like no one’s ball. Melbourne City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
20' Melbourne City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
23' A moment of madness from Josh Brillante on 23 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Melbourne City FC will be frustrated.
28' Melbourne City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
33' Melbourne Victory FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 3 meetings.
36' That is a Yellow card for Melbourne City FC. Scott Jamieson will be fuming at that decision.
41' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
46' The energy levels are beginning to show. Erick Mombaerts might look to freshen things up shortly.
51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
56' Elvis Kamsoba adds to his 0 season tally! Melbourne Victory FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
61' Melbourne City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
66' The travelling Melbourne City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
70' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Kristijan Dobras trudges off to be replaced by Josh Hope on 70 minutes.
75' Adama Traore makes way for Corey Brown at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne Victory FC.
80' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
84' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Adrian Luna departs to be replaced by Ramy Najjarine.
86' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Jakob Poulsen by Migjen Basha on 86 minute.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ola Toivonen on 90 minutes.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Melbourne Victory FC 0-0 Melbourne City FC.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Kurz

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erick Mombaerts

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	10
Ola Toivonen	4
Jake Brimmer	3
Nishan Velupillay	3
Aiden O'Neill	3
Bruno Fornaroli	3
Mathew Leckie	3
Marco Rojas	3

Head to Head

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2019-10-12 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Melbourne City FC D 2019-05-12 Sydney FC 6–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2019-05-03 Melbourne Victory FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2019-04-27 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2019-04-19 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2019-04-14 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W

Melbourne City FC Form

2019-10-12 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Melbourne City FC D 2019-05-05 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2019-04-26 Melbourne City FC 5–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2019-04-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC L 2019-04-13 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Adelaide United FC D 2019-04-05 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Brisbane Roar FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.42 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.91 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC46% Draw29% Melbourne City FC25%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.33

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

54%

Melbourne Victory FC or Melbourne City FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC33% Draw50% Melbourne City FC17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

1 – 0

12.7%

0 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

8.6%

0 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

5.5%

3 – 0

4.4%

3 – 1

4.1%

2 – 2

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	24%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	15%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.